A lot of us may be ready for winter to be over, but some of the area’s foreign exchange students welcome the snow with open arms.

“We gathered for a Christmas Party and they had a spontaneous snow ball fight,” explained Mindy Abbott. “Some of them had never seen snow, let alone have a snowball fight or go sledding in it.” These students are just some from Cedar Springs, Rockford, Tri-County, Northview, Belding, Lowell and surrounding area through International Student Exchange organization.

Pictured is Brazilian Gabriel Silva to left on top of the pile (with the black jacket and gray Hoodie). He is currently a senior at Cedar Springs High School, as is Pauline Kerchner, from Germany, in the middle, with the gray jacket with hood up.